Sascha Nicklisch, PhD
(Term 2022 - 2023)
University of California, Davis
University of California, Davis
Dr. Nicklisch’s educational and academic background includes a Masters in Biological Sciences (2005) and a PhD in Protein Biochemistry (2008) from the University of Cologne (Germany), and three consecutive Postdocs for another ten years on research in the fields of Experimental Physics (University of Osnabrück), Marine Biomaterials (UC Santa Barbara), and Molecular Toxicology (Scripps Institution of Oceanography). Dr. Nicklisch is currently an Assistant Professor in the Environmental Toxicology Department at UC Davis.
The Nicklisch lab is interested in determining levels of legacy and emerging environmental chemicals in humans and food organisms as well as in characterizing the molecular mechanisms underlying xenobiotic uptake and disposition. The long-term goal of this research is to develop new avenues to the rational design of both novel therapeutics with improved cellular retention and “greener” environmental chemicals that are better eliminated from non-target organisms. Dr. Nicklisch has reviewed local and state-wide projects and co-authored reports on Environmental Pollution and Aquatic Toxicology for the City of San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, Portland State University, and for the California Council on Science and Technology (CCST). His research has been funded by government agencies, private donors and foundations. He has currently published 17 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in the fields of Protein Biochemistry, Structural Biology, and Molecular Toxicology, including his key study in Science Advances that was granted the 2017 Best Postdoctoral Publication Award from the Society of Toxicology.
He has been an active member of SoCal SETAC in San Diego and later SETAC NorCal in Davis since 2012 and he is excited to work together with the other Board members and students at NorCal SETAC. The SETAC community has always provided a welcoming and stimulating atmosphere, and he is eager to organize and participate in both professional and social activities ,even beyond the laboratory setting, to network with like-minded peers and to foster student communication and personal engagement.
The Nicklisch lab is interested in determining levels of legacy and emerging environmental chemicals in humans and food organisms as well as in characterizing the molecular mechanisms underlying xenobiotic uptake and disposition. The long-term goal of this research is to develop new avenues to the rational design of both novel therapeutics with improved cellular retention and “greener” environmental chemicals that are better eliminated from non-target organisms. Dr. Nicklisch has reviewed local and state-wide projects and co-authored reports on Environmental Pollution and Aquatic Toxicology for the City of San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, Portland State University, and for the California Council on Science and Technology (CCST). His research has been funded by government agencies, private donors and foundations. He has currently published 17 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in the fields of Protein Biochemistry, Structural Biology, and Molecular Toxicology, including his key study in Science Advances that was granted the 2017 Best Postdoctoral Publication Award from the Society of Toxicology.
He has been an active member of SoCal SETAC in San Diego and later SETAC NorCal in Davis since 2012 and he is excited to work together with the other Board members and students at NorCal SETAC. The SETAC community has always provided a welcoming and stimulating atmosphere, and he is eager to organize and participate in both professional and social activities ,even beyond the laboratory setting, to network with like-minded peers and to foster student communication and personal engagement.